Housing benefit and council tax benefit mandatory reconsiderations

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Dear Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council,

I would like to request the following information:

1, the number of mandatory reconsiderations lodged against housing benefit and council tax benefit decisions for each of the last four years
2, the number of mandatory reconsiderations in favour of the individual claimant
3, the identity of the reviewing body, ie the council or an outsourced provider and, if the latter, the identity of that outsourced provider.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Thomas

FOI Information Governance Team,

Information request
Our reference: 5399952
 

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Dear Mr Thomas
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 4 December
2019, the details of which are given below:
 
1, the number of mandatory reconsiderations lodged against housing benefit
and council tax benefit decisions for each of the last four years
2, the number of mandatory reconsiderations in favour of the individual
claimant
3, the identity of the reviewing body, ie the council or an outsourced
provider and, if the latter, the identity of that outsourced provider.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000  and aim to send a response by 7 January 2020. If we decide a fee may
be payable in this case, we will send you a fee notice and will
require payment before proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of it, then we might not
provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is the case
and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and to
complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Lucy Wood
Resources Apprentice
Solihull Council
[1]www.solihull.gov.uk
 
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Information request
Our reference: 5399952
 

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Dear Mr Thomas
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 4 December 2019;
please find our response attached to this email. 
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Belinda Swinbank
Information Governance Assistant
Information Governance
Solihull Council

Tel: (0121) 704 6412
[1]www.solihull.gov.uk
 
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Dear FOI Information Governance Team,

Please could you respond to my FOI request? Thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Thomas

Information Governance Team,

Dear Mr Thomas,
 
Please see the email which we sent to you on 16 December and which you
have replied to in your last email for our response to your request for
information.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Lizi Bird
Information Governance Team
Solihull MBC
 

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Dear FOI Information Governance Team,

Please could you respond to my FOI request? Thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Robert Thomas

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